Guide Number 4 My House: 1. A Description of A House

You will learn how to:
 To talk about my dream house

 To describe and write what I have
GUIDE NUMBER 4 MY
HOUSE
READING
1. A description of a house:
Look at the picture and read Richard’s description of his dream house. Would you like to live there?
My dream hoUse is a large modern hoUSe in the city center. It’s has
two floors and a lift. Downstairs there’s a living room with the
biggest TV in the world. There’s also a swimming pool and a tennis
coURT.
My bedroom’s UPstairs with its own bathroom. There’s a jacUZZi in

the bathroom and a hUGe brown bed in the middle of the bedroom
with lots of pillows. Next to it, there’s a machine for making fresh
jUIce in the morning. There’s a large window above my bed so I can
see the whole city from here when the cURTains are open. YoU shoULD come and visit me soon.
Read Richards description again and answer the questions:

1. Is Richard’s dream home a flat or a house?
2. Where is it? - in the center of the city
3. Where’s Richard’s bedroom? What’s it like? - It is on the second floor with its own bathroom inside it,
Its Jacuzzi, a brown bed in the center of the bedroom
with many pillows
4. What can Richards do in his bedroom? -can see the whole city within it
LISTENING
Listen, write and complete what people say about their dream house:
swimmin ocean Barcelona hot tub house airy modern ceilings
g
culture sm meditate balcony really big noise nature elevator
all
spacious strong on wooden far away
Samir, Sweden
Oh, my dream house? It is on the beach. You have a great view of the ocean and the
beach, and it should be really big- a big house - with maybe an elevator, and maybe at
least three cars and a cinema in the house as well. That would be cool.
Cheryl, Guam
If I had a dream house, I think that would first of all be next to the ocean. I love the ocean.
Secondly, it would probably have really high ceilings because I like places that are very airy and
big and spacious. Thirdly, my dream house would definitely have a jacuzzi, a hot tub: something
like that, and a very big, big bathroom and a big balcony
Jonathan, Canada
To describe my dream house: it would actually be very simple. It would probably be as
Small an apartment in a large city that was very strong on points of culture - maybe in
Barcelona or some city like that. It would probably be a simple apartment, in
an entertainment, nightlife district with lots of culture around and a very lively scene.
Emily, Djibouti
My dream houses? I don’t want a big, big house, just as long as it's surrounded my
nature. I don't wanna live in a modern country or a big city like New York or Tokyo. I prefer quite
places where you can really meditate and live your life fully.
Demelza, Australia
My dream house would be two stories high. It would be made of wooden floor boards and plan
white walls, and I think it would have a Thai style decor.
Hoa, Vietnam
My dream house? I would like to have my house near the beach because I like
swimming, I like going to the beach, and I then a lot of windows, so my house should have a lot
of windows, so that I can see. I can have a view to the ocean, and it should be far away
from the city because I want to enjoy myself and stay away from the noise.
GRAMMAR: THERE IS / THERE ARE
The structure that it is commonly used to talk about your house is there is and there are.
There is (singular /Positive) There are (plural/Positive)

1. There is a porch 1. There are two bedroom
2. There is a yard 2. There are four bathrooms
3. There is a swimming pool
There isn’t /is not There aren’t/are not

(singular /Negative) (plural/Positive)
4. There isn’t a window 1. There aren’t three chairs
5. There isn’t a tree 2. There aren’t three garage
6. There isn’t a jacuzzi
A. Write affirmative sentences using there is or there are. B. Write sentences in exercise A into the negative form.
1. There are five shops. 1. There aren't five shops. .
2. There are a lot of restaurants.
2. There isn't a lot of restaurants. .
3. There is a building.
3. There isn't a building. .
4. There are some parks.
5. There is a library. 4. There aren't some parks. .
6. There is a bus station. 5. There isn't a library. .
7. There is a sports center
6. There isn't a bus station. . 7. There isn't a sports center. .
TO HAVE
 I have four watches on my nightstand.

 My house has a big garden with an enormous swimming pool.
 My dream house has a big living room with a big television and
Have: – I , You , We , They Has -
two comfortable sofas and a beautiful table. He , She , It
C. Circle the correct word in bold.
1 I has / have one brother
2 He has / have a big cat.
3 You has / have many pens.
4 It has / have a long tail.
5 Peter and Maria has / have much money.
6 Sandra has / have a big farm.
TO BE
TO BE
 My house is beautiful Amis are

 My house is near the beach
 The neighborhood is a luxurious residential area Ishe/he/it they/we/you
Fill the correct form of verb to be into the blanks. (is, am, are)
1 You and I am sister and brother.
2 I am his friend.
3 His cousin is a good teacher.
4 David is a bus driver. He is a taxi driver.
5 There are seven days in a week.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACES
Choose the preposition from that matches each picture. Use each preposition only once.
1
1. There is a cat below the coffee table. 2
2. There is couch Near the recliner.

3. There is a painting above the sofa.
3
4. There is a stereo behind the recliner. 8
5. There is a dog Above the sofa 4
6. There is a remote control Among the stereo cabinet.

7. There is an end table Between the sofa and the recliner. 7
8. There is a coffe table in front of the sofa.
5
6
ORDER THE ADJECTIVES
Complete the table with the words in the box:
Small old green and yellow beautiful
Opinion Fa No
ct un
size Age color
Fantastic large new blue Pill
ow
1. beautiful 2. Small 3. old 4. green and yellow towel
Rewrite the sentences with the adjectives in brackets.
1. I have a window. (old, big)
I have a window big and old
2. I’m sitting in my kitchen. (white, modern)

I’m sitting in my white kitchen modern
3. My grandparents have a sofa in their living room. (red, comfortable)

My grandparents have a comfortable sofa red in their living room.
4. we have a fridge. (huge, silver)

we have huge a fridge silver.
5. there is a carpet on the floor. (orange and black, strange)

there is a strange carpet orange and black on the floor.
WRITING
Describe your dream house.
I want a huge house that has many large windows and that is on the beach that is white and that everything inside is
brown with white that can have a swimming pool in front of it with layers of residing all my family and friends.

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You will learn how to:

 To talk about my dream house

My bedroom’s UPstairs with its own bathroom. There’s a jacUZZi in

Read Richards description again and answer the questions:

GRAMMAR: THERE IS / THERE ARE

There is (singular /Positive) There are (plural/Positive)

There isn’t /is not There aren’t/are not

 I have four watches on my nightstand.

 My house is beautiful Amis are

1. There is a cat below the coffee table. 2

2. There is couch Near the recliner.

5. There is a dog Above the sofa 4

6. There is a remote control Among the stereo cabinet.

Complete the table with the words in the box:

Small old green and yellow beautiful

Rewrite the sentences with the adjectives in brackets.

1. I have a window. (old, big)

I have a window big and old

2. I’m sitting in my kitchen. (white, modern)

3. My grandparents have a sofa in their living room. (red, comfortable)

4. we have a fridge. (huge, silver)

5. there is a carpet on the floor. (orange and black, strange)

Describe your dream house.

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